Usually attractive
What buyers bid for
The operating parts of the business that keep producing value under a new owner.
- Product, code and IP
- Customer contracts and recurring revenue
- Brand, domains and data
- Key team members
Special situations
Time matters.
An accelerated sale, run calmly, with the right buyers.
Runway is short, a lender is asking questions or a shareholder needs certainty. A fast process can still be a competitive one. We find buyers who can move quickly, while licensed lawyers and insolvency professionals choose the legal route that protects value.
- Days, where the situation allows
- 30 to 45
- Days, where the situation allows
- Before anything is shared
- NDA
- Before anything is shared
- Upfront fees for the first review
- 0
- Upfront fees for the first review
Accelerated process
Priority
- Situation and runway reviewedDay 1
- Counsel and legal route confirmedDay 3
- Assets separated from liabilitiesDay 7
- Fast-moving buyers approachedDay 10
- Offers compared on certaintyDay 25
- Signing and completionDay 30 to 45
Timelines depend on the legal route and the stakeholders involved.
When it applies
Pressure changes the timetable. Not the value of what you built.
Good businesses end up under time pressure for many reasons: a funding round that did not close, a covenant under strain, a shareholder dispute or a founder who needs to step away. The product, customers and team still have real value. The goal is to put that value in front of buyers who can act quickly, before options narrow.
- Runway is under six months and the next round is uncertain.
- A lender has raised a covenant or repayment question.
- A shareholder or founder needs a fast, certain exit.
- A product line or asset needs a new home quickly.
The accelerated timeline
Fast, structured and competitive.
A compressed version of a full sale process. Each stage is shorter, but none is skipped.
Request a call- 01
Triage
Days 1 to 3
Under NDA, we review cash runway, lender position, key contracts and what buyers will value most.
OutputSituation summary
- 02
Route and preparation
Days 3 to 10
Your lawyers or an insolvency professional confirm the legal route. We prepare a short teaser and a focused data set.
OutputBuyer-ready pack
- 03
Targeted outreach
Days 10 to 25
Confidential approaches to strategic buyers, sponsors and operators known to move quickly in your space.
OutputOffers in hand
- 04
Certainty and completion
Days 25 to 45
Offers compared on price, funding certainty and speed, then driven through confirmatory diligence to signing.
OutputSigned transaction
Assets and liabilities
What buyers want, separated from what they do not.
In most special situations, buyers want the product, customers and team, but not every liability on the balance sheet. Mapping the two early lets buyers bid with confidence.
Usually left behind or settled
What needs a plan
Obligations that buyers will price heavily or exclude, and that counsel can address through the chosen route.
- Secured and unsecured debt
- Disputed or legacy claims
- Onerous leases and contracts
- Unpaid suppliers and tax
Legal routes
The main paths, chosen by counsel.
The right route depends on the jurisdiction, the lenders and the creditors. These are the common paths. Your lawyers or a licensed insolvency professional decide which applies and run the legal steps.
| Route | Where | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Solvent accelerated sale | Any market | A fast, normal share or asset sale while the company is still solvent. |
| Article 9 sale | United States | A secured lender sells the collateral in a commercially reasonable sale, often with the company cooperating. |
| Assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) | United States | A state-law process where an independent assignee sells the assets and pays creditors, usually quicker and quieter than bankruptcy. |
| Section 363 sale | United States | A court-supervised sale within Chapter 11, often with a lead "stalking horse" bid. |
| Pre-pack administration | United Kingdom | A sale agreed before an administrator is appointed and completed shortly after. |
| Voluntary administration | Australia | An administrator takes control and can sell the business or propose a deed of company arrangement. |
Acquiry does not give legal, insolvency or tax advice. We introduce licensed counsel and insolvency professionals and run the buyer process alongside them.
Calm under pressure
Speed without panic.
Buyers can sense urgency. A clear process, prepared information and a tight timetable keep the conversation about the value of the business, not the pressure behind the sale.
Every Acquiry mandate runs under strict NDA.
What it costs
Clear fees, agreed first.
First review
The confidential triage call and situation review have no upfront fee and no obligation.
The mandate
If you proceed, fees are agreed in writing before work begins and are largely success-based, paid when a transaction completes.
Counsel and insolvency professionals
Engaged by you, or by the appointed officeholder, directly. We introduce independent firms experienced in accelerated sales.
Questions
What founders and boards ask us.
How fast can an accelerated sale complete?
Where the business is prepared and the legal route is straightforward, a sale can complete in roughly 30 to 45 days. Court or creditor processes can take longer.
Is a fast sale always a low-value sale?
No. Value depends on how many credible buyers compete and how well the business is presented. A structured process with the right buyers protects price even on a short timetable.
Can we sell before things get worse?
Often yes, and acting early usually keeps more options open. A solvent accelerated sale is generally simpler than any insolvency route.
Who decides the legal route?
Your lawyers or a licensed insolvency professional. Acquiry runs the buyer side of the process and coordinates with them.
Will employees and customers find out?
Only when you and your advisers decide. Buyers sign NDAs and the process runs with a small group until announcement.
Request a confidential call
Tell us what is happening.
A few lines is enough. We treat these enquiries as a priority and usually reply the same working day.
- Strict NDA before any detail is shared.
- No buyer is contacted without your approval.
- No upfront fee for the first review.